(Sr.) Key Account Manager Retail - French Market

Role overview

<p> </p> <h1><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/x1178tp27tgt/2E6L2GZ0tLac76VNwOOAKf/5db5b6647615898471e005276123c4b4/Job_Banner_Retail.png?fm=webp&q=8" alt="image-sales-and-marketing" width="800"></h1> <h2> </h2> <h2> </h2> <h2><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><strong>Probably the least boring job you’ll ever have.</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">At air up, we don’t just make bottles. We unbore water with flavor by scent. It makes no sense until you try it, and once you do, there’s no going back. </span><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">Behind it all are teams pushing boundaries every day. Product bends taste and design in new directions. Marketing turns ideas into moments people talk about. Operations makes sure those moments reach hands everywhere. <br></span><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">Working here feels like stepping on stage: professionalism meets passion, curiosity meets courage. You’ll experiment, fail fast, learn faster, and actually see your ideas come to life. </span><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">It's refreshingly low politics and low ego. Just smart, driven people who lift each other up and make things happen. And whatever happens, it sure won't be boring.</span></p> <hr> <h3><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><strong>Welcome to air up.</strong></span></h3> <p><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">Our offline retail channel is one of our key growth drivers, and we are accelerating. To strengthen our existing partnerships and further expand our footprint across France, we are looking for a (Senior) Key Account Manager who is ready to take ownership, drive impact, and shape our next phase of growth. </span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">As part of our sales team, you will play a pivotal role in expanding our presence with our existing partners while unlocking new business opportunities. You will strategically develop and manage key accounts, strengthen sustainable long-term partnerships, and drive the acquisition of new partners. We are looking for someone with a growth mindset who thrives in an international environment and enjoys working alongside driven colleagues.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;" data-path-to-node="3"><em><strong data-path-to-node="3" data-index-in-node="1">Location:</strong> Germany e.g. Munich</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;" data-path-to-node="4"><em>In this role, we follow a hybrid working model, and being based in Germany is a requirement. If you're relocating — for example from France — we'll support you with an attractive relocation package. The role requires a balance between in-person presence for team connection at our Munich headquarters, on-site customer meetings in France, and remote days for focused, independent work.</em></p> <p> </p> <h2><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><strong>Your responsibilities</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><strong>New business development: </strong>You will drive acquisition, and successfully onboard new strategic partners in line with our growth strategy across France.</span></li> <li style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><strong>Account Ownership: </strong>You will take full commercial ownership of selected French accounts, ensuring the achievement of sales and margin targets.</span></li> <li style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><strong>Customer Strategy: </strong>You will develop and execute tailored, holistic joint business plans fully aligned with our overall company objectives and growth ambitions.</span></li> <li style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><strong>Account Management: </strong>You will build and nurture long-term partnerships with our key partners, driving high customer satisfaction and sustainable growth.</span></li> <li style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><strong>Market Insight:</strong> You will analyze market, sales, and customer data to identify opportunities, define clear action plans, and accelerate performance.</span></li> <li style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><strong>Cross-functional Collaboration:</strong> You will partner closely with internal teams (Sales Coordinator, Trade Marketing, Supply Chain, Logistics) to deliver seamless execution.</span></li> <li style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><strong>Teamwork:</strong> You will work alongside a high-performing team, share best practices, and strive for collective success.</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><strong>This is you </strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">You bring proven experience in Key Account Management within the FMCG/CPG industry, ideally with full ownership of national grocery retail accounts.</span></li> <li style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">You feel confident leading annual negotiations and pricing discussions and know the basic structures, and dynamics of the French grocery retail landscape.</span></li> <li style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">You combine strong negotiation and communication skills with a clear commercial mindset and a consistent track record of delivering against sales and margin targets.</span></li> <li style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">You act hands-on and as a team player, proactively driving initiatives across functions.</span></li> <li style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">You are fluent in English and French (written and spoken); additional European languages are a plus.</span></li> <li style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">You have a valid driver’s license (B) and are willing to travel regularly.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p><div class="content-conclusion"><h5><strong><span style="font-size: 8pt;">The benefits listed below are intended for full-time employees. For other employment types, including working students and minijobbers, benefits may differ based on the terms of their contract and applicable regulations.</span></strong></h5> <h2><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">But what’s in for you?</span></h2> <p><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">🏖 30 days of vacation</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">🏷 discount on our products</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">💰 employer-funded pension & location related insurances (may vary per country)</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">🏡 purpose built office in MUC </span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">📈 personal development</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">🎉 regular team events</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">🏁 start-up spirit</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">🌍 workation options (availability may differ by role)</span></p> <p> </p> <hr> <p><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">air up® have developed an innovative and world-first drinking system. Through scent alone, the air up® bottle brings flavour to simple tap water and can be enjoyed without any single-use plastic bottles, sugar, or additives. air up is a young, fast-growing company filled with ambitious and creative minds from various backgrounds.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(64, 0, 28);">air up® is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining an equal opportunity environment for all persons free of discriminatory behaviour. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race,